23rd St. Lullaby

23rd Street Lullaby is the second full-length album by singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. Released in 2004, a full 11 years after her debut, Rumble Doll, it finds her writing all the songs by herself, as well as co-producing the disc with Steve Jordan.

23rd Street Lullaby
Studio album by Patti Scialfa
Released	July 20, 2004
Genre	Rock, Roots Rock, AOR
Length	12-track album 54:12, with live tracks 69:12
Label	Columbia, Sony
Producer	Steve Jordan, Patti Scialfa
Patti Scialfa chronology
Rumble Doll (1993) 23rd Street Lullaby (2004) Play It As It Lays (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

Reviews

Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave the disc four stars of five, saying that it is "a wise, grown-up record, yet it is guided by an untamed, wily heart." He praised the "deceptively simple and immediately accessible" melodies & lyrics, yet says that "they open into swirling wells of emotion carried in the cradle of reminiscence and the heart of desire."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patti Scialfa^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"23rd Street Lullaby"	4:21
2.	"You Can't Go Back"	4:43
3.	"Rose"	5:11
4.	"City Boys"	2:43
5.	"Love (Stand Up)"	5:25
6.	"Yesterday's Child"	4:27
7.	"Stumbling To Bethlehem"	4:08
8.	"Each Other's Medicine"	2:58
9.	"Romeo"	5:11
10.	"State Of Grace"	4:21
11.	"Chelsea Avenue"	4:55
12.	"Young In The City"	4:29

Live tracks

There are three live tracks on a 2nd bonus disc (with limited edition copies)

1. "23rd Street Lullaby" 5:11
2. "Spanish Dancer" 4:55
3. "As Long As You Can Be" 5:14

Production

• Produced By Steve Jordan & Patti Scialfa
• Engineers – Roger Moutenot, Toby Scott, Trina Shoemaker, Eric Tew
• Mixing – Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig

Personnel

• Steve Jordan - drums, percussion, drum loops
• Greg Cohen, Steve Jordan, Nils Lofgren, Willie Weeks - bass guitar
• Clifford Carter, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen - keyboards
• John Medeski - piano
• Bobby Bandiera, Larry Campbell, Nils Lofgren, Marc Ribot, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen - guitar
• Soozie Tyrell - violin
• Jane Scarpantoni - cello
• Tiffany Andrews, Steve Jordan, Michelle Moore, Antoinette Moore, Soozie Tyrell - backing vocals